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Got my second bird (limit in TN) yesterday.
It was about 10:30 and I had a hen come in on me and she stayed around till around 1:00. I could not move or call as she was to close to do either. I started out thinking that maybe she would attract a gobbler, but as time went on, I figured that she must have been ugly as homemade sin, because nothing showed up.
After she went away I called soft for a little bit but the wind had really picked up, so I called louder. I had a gobbler answer back, but could not tell exactly where he was. I called again to see if I could figure out his location, but he did not answer. I just happened to look to my right and could see him coming down the field about 300 yards away. I could tell he was gobbling as he came but I could not hear him as the wind was blowing toward him.
There is a dip in the field and when he went into that, I lost sight of him, so I turned and got ready so when he came out all would be set. I thought that he had enough time to make it thru the dip but I could not see him. About that time I could see the top of his fan as he had broken out in full strut, he was still coming but had slowed down to put on a show. At this point he was about 125 or so yards away and now I could hear him gobble. He was looking hard for the hen that he heard (which was me) At this point he would break out of strut and come a little ways gobble and go back into strut. This went on for about 10 minutes. There was a small roll in the hill to my left that I knew he could not see over. There was more than once that I thought he was going to quit playing and walk off. When that happened, I would cup my hand and light call trying to make it sound like "she" was just over the roll in the hill. That would bring him just a little closer each time.
He finally got to the point where I did not think he was going to come anymore. He stood there in that spot for a minute or 2 and had his neck ran out as high as he could get it to try and see over the roll in the hill. The problem was, there was a limb between him and me and I was not sure I could get the shot off and not have a huge load of my shot go into it. I was able to ease up just enough to look down the side of my barrel and make sure I was going to clear the limb. I put the red dot on his head and pulled the trigger. He went down like a lead balloon and did not move.
He was 21 lbs, 9.5" beard and 1 1/8" spurs.
The reason my season is "almost over" is I am going back this afternoon to try and help my buddy get his second bird, and not I will not be carrying a gun.....lol

Cool. 👍👍

Very cool! Congrats! I'm still working on my spring bird.

I am still working on mine too. Have had birds come within 60 yards the two days I have hunted and gobble their butts off but I havent shot or even seen them. Just heard them. Seems like I just suck at turkey hunting.

Hell ya👍

You sure made quick work of those tags.

Nicely done.

Congrats. Nice hunt.

Dang nice bird!

Nice pullit!

Congratulations

Congratulations. I've not got to hunt much because of work but, hope to get out some more in a little while.

Nice work, love me some weatherby...

Great Tom. Good on you for the patience to wait him out.

Awesome, well done!

Congrats

Yes sir---Job well done.

Congrads, on a fine Tom. Is your gun a Mossberg? What cal?

It is a Weatherby 459 20 ga.